Tomorrow Mexico holds the largest election of its history, nearly 100 million

registered voters. The legacy of outgoing President Andre Manuel Lopez

Orbitor looms large over the balloting which comes at a time of record

levels of gang and cartel violence. Ali Rogin looks at what's at stake for

Mexico and for the United States. No matter the outcome in Mexico's election this Sunday the country the will bring about change. This will be a great step forward because it shows us

that we can all do it and that we all have the capacity to move forward to take a

country forward as other women presidents have done.

The leading candidates are Claudia Schainbaum and Sotito Galvez.

Polls favor Shanebaum of the ruling Morena Party.

She's a former Mexico City Mayor and

protege of the outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez-Obrador.

Shanebaum promised to continue the social welfare programs that made Lopez-Obrador

wildly popular.

This administration's promise to reshape the country is a humanist model,

protector of patrimony, better wages and pensions without raising

taxes. Trailing her by double digits in the polls is Galvez, a former senator

backed by an alliance of opposition parties.

She promises a return to democratic checks and balances

that she says have been eroded under the current president.

As president, I will punish the criminals.

Extortion will end.

Galvez has been critical of Lopez-Obrador's failure to curb the cartel violence gripping the

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